2 password related questions.

[jbezzina]

Hi, I am using Win XP Pro and I have the following 2 questions:

a) how can I bypass the password screen when Windows boots up?

b) how do I turn on an off the auto save password option. I also need to know where these are saved.

Thanks

 

[smah]

a) Are there multiple users on this machine? Is it a member of a domain? What 'password screen' do you see - the one with the icons for each user or the plain (classic) logon dialog?

b) Please clarify what this is in reference to - Internet Explorer on web sites? or something else.

 

[linney]

281660 - Behavior of Stored User Names and Passwords

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281660&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

282866 - How to automatically log on to a user account in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;282866

315231 - How to turn on automatic logon in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

XP Home, Eliminate User Login requirement?
thread779-880540

 

[jbezzina]

hi smah

I have 2 computer networked. On one I see the icon login on the other the classic type (although on both I do not need to enter a password)

I am not using a domain, I'm using DHCP to network these two Pc's

b) Yes, while browsing usually.

Thanks

 

[gpalmer711]

a) There are various ways of setting an auto login, however the easiest would be to download TweakUI from microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/

downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

b) To turn off the password saving option in IE click on Tools > Internet Options > Content Tab > Auto Complete Button.

Untick the Save User Names and Passwords box and click the clear passwords button.

The link linney provided

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281660&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

gives a good explaination of the behaviour.

Greg Palmer
Free Software for Adminstrators

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[jbezzina]

Thanks people !!! Problem solved